Be the Center of Online Dating Attention
Some people hate being the center of attention, while others thrive on it – but the fact of the matter is that whichever camp you fall into it is, essentially, your end goal for online dating. The profiles that get the most attention from hopeful suitors are the ones that show you to be an attractive, engaging, sociable person – the kind of person, in short, who could be the life and soul of any party and who enjoys being the center of attention in a way that isn’t annoying or overbearing.
1. Make Sure Your Pictures Make You Look Like The Life And Soul
You want to use high-quality pictures that are very definitely of you – if there are other people in them they should be very much in the background, and you shouldn’t use a photo that is clearly one of two or more people.
2. Give The Impression Of Garnering Plenty Of Interest
You don’t want to look self-absorbed, but it’s worth mentioning that you might take a little while to reply as you get a lot of messages – or having a brief allusion on your profile to the fact that you’ve had a few dates through that site before but you’re still looking. This shows that you’re serious, and also that you’re the kind of person people want to meet.
3. Ensure You Sound Like You Have An Active Social Life
Talk about your leisure activities, favourite haunts, partygoing habits and general social scene in the appropriate places on your profile. You want to look like someone who has a life of their own and is a laugh to hang out with, after all.
4. Seem Like Someone Who Has A Lot To Say Worth Listening To
Don’t witter, but if your profile asks you about something seriously – be that books, music, religion or politics – answer with honesty and depth. This gives people things to talk about with you, and shows you to be a person with a mind of their own.
5. Be Careful To Avoid Looking Conceited Or Bad-Mannered
In all this, the last thing you want to do is come away looking big-headed. There’s a world of difference between a note that says “I’m sorry if it takes me a little while to reply to your message; I’ve usually got a lot on and a few to reply to and I like to make sure I give my replies the time they deserve” and one that says “I might not get back to you. I get hundreds of messages, so I only bother answering the ones that really impress me.”